217Improperly signing or witnessing electoral papers

217 Improperly signing or witnessing electoral papers

217 Improperly signing or witnessing electoral papers

A person must not do any of the following—

(a) sign as witness a blank electoral paper,

(b) sign as witness an electoral paper that has been wholly or partly filled up unless it has been signed by the signatory,

(c) sign as witness an electoral paper unless the person has seen the signatory sign it,

(d) write a name that is not his or her own name on an electoral paper as his or her own name,

(e) sign an electoral paper with a signature that purports to be that of another person.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.